Epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of an outbreak caused by OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a neonatal intensive care unit in Jerusalem, Israel.

This study describes the course of an OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae (OPE) outbreak that started in March 2012 in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Jerusalem, Israel. During the peak of the outbreak (January to August 2012), there were 49 patients who had proven or suspected acquisition of OPE in the NICU, including 16 with invasive infections, out of a total of 156 patients who were hospitalized during that period. Three children hospitalized in the pediatric ICU were identified as carriers of OPE.

The inter-relationship of herpes virus, papilloma 16/18 virus infection and Pap smear pathology in Israeli women.

A previous survey of the seroprevalence of the herpes virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection in Israel provided us with an opportunity to study a) the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) 16/18 in selected groups of women; b) the correlation between the infection with HSV-2, HPV-16/18 and Papanicolaou (PAP) pathology; and c) to identify groups of women who might benefit from routine PAP screening. Four different population groups of women aged 17-60 years were studied: groups 1 and 2 comprised healthy women government employees and kibbutz and moshav residents, respectively, and groups 3 and 4 comprised Jewish and non-Jewish women with gynecological complaints. In women without gynecological problems the prevalence of HPV-16/18 was 1.

Effects of hydrochlorothiazide, diltiazem and enalapril on mononuclear cell sodium and magnesium levels in systemic hypertension.

Sixteen patients (mean age 68 years) with mild to moderate hypertension were treated with either diltiazem or hydrochlorothiazide for 6 weeks, followed by enalapril for a further 6 weeks. A second group of 40 patients (mean age 71 years) was treated with either hydrochlorothiazide or enalapril for 12 weeks; nonresponders received both drugs for 8 weeks. Treatment with hydrochlorothiazide or enalapril resulted in a lowering of systolic and diastolic blood pressures, but diastolic pressure was lower in patients treated with enalapril (89 +/- 2 and 82 +/- 2 mm Hg, respectively; p less than 0.

Epidemiology of group B streptococci colonization and disease in mothers and infants: update of ongoing 10-year Jerusalem study.

A study in 1984 of the colonization rates of Group B beta hemolytic streptococci (GBS) in 257 Jewish and 189 Arab parturient women revealed rates of 5.4 and 1.6% respectively.